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J., D.v FIELD.

Seed-Planter.

Patented Nov. 20, 18,66.

//V Vin/70H v l. PEI'ERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER, WASHINETON, D C.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEEDING MACHINE.

J. D. FIELD, OF KEOKUK, IOWA.

Letters Patent No. 59,829, dated November 20, 1866,.

Y I SPEGIFIC'ATION. To ALL wHoM IT MAY coNcERN';

Be it known that I, J. l). FIELD, of Keokuk, in the county of Lee, andState of Iowa, have inventeda new and improved Seeding Machine, and I dohereby declare that,the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this specification, in which,-

Figure l is a side View of my invention.

Figure 2 `anv inverted plan of the same. I

Figure 3 an enlarged side sectional view of the seed-dropping mechanismpertaining to the same, taken in the line z sa, iig. 2.

.Figure 4, a horizontal section of fig. 3, taken in the line y y.

Figure 5, a detached view of apart pertaining to the seed-droppingmechanism.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.' y l i This inventionrelates to a new and improved seeding machine of that class in which theseeddropping mechanism is operated by the hand or foot of the operator,and not automatically. The device is designed to plant and cover corn incheck rows after the ground has markedoff one way, the device alsoadmitting when desired of a fertilizer being sown previous to the seedbeing planted. A represents the beam of the implement, B handlesattached thereto, and C an inclined standard secured to the rear ofthevbeam; D is a furrow opener attached to the lower end of a standard.E, which is secured to the beam. These parts are constructed andarranged quite similar to an ordinary cul-tivator plough, and thereforedo not require a minute description, as they are well known. To thelower end of the standard, C, there is attached at each sideia metalbar, a, and

between the lower ends of these bars a shaft, Z1, is fitted and allowedto turn freely. This shaft, b, has a metal plate attached to it whichprojects at equal distances from opposite sides Iof the shaft, and formstwo Scrapers or shovels, G G, and c represents rods which project fromthe shaft b at opposite sides, and at right angles with the Scrapers orshovels G, simply to catch in the earth and turn shovel or scraper.represents another scraper or shovel which is attached to the rear ofthe standards C, and extendsdown :at the rear of the shovels G G, asshown clearly in fig. 1, and is designed for a coverer. Toone side ofthe shaft, b, there is attached a cam I, from the outer side of whichtwo pins, d d, project, and'JJ, represent twol arms which are connectedby 'a curved barge, the latter having a square loop, f, formed on it,through which a pin, g, passes into a bar, z, tted in the angle betweenthe beam and standard. On the outer end ofthe pin g, a button K* isattached to fit over the loopf, and keep the bar e, and arms,.J J', tothe side of the beam and standard. l One of the arms, J, is longer thanthe other one, J', andhas an oblong slot, z", made in it, through whicha pin,j passes into the standard; said slotadmitting of-an up and downmovement of the arms, JJ', and the arms also allowed a lateralvibrator-y movement on the pin j'. The lower end of the arm, J, restsupon the periphery of the cam I, while the other arm, J', rest or bearsupon a pin a* at the outer end of anlarm, K, on a shaft lc, which passeshorizontally through a hollow cylinder or case, L, underneath the beam,A, said arm, K, having a spring, Z, bearing against it, or ratheragainst the under side of the pin a*, which spring has a tendency toforce the arm K upward. To the side of the standard C, directly over thearm J, there is a bent or right angular bar, M, secured by a pivot, m,and this bar M has a spring, n, bearing against it underneath a lip, o,which spring has a tendency to keep the lower part of the bar M in linewith or over the upper end of the arm J, as shown in fig. 1. On theupper surface of the' beam, A, there is placeda seed box, N,.whichcommunicates with the case L, (see fig. 3,) and within the case, L,there is placed a hollow cylinder O, said cylinder being on the shaft'b.The cylinder O has two holes,.p lo', made in its periphery at oppositepoints, and theupper hole, p, has a slot, q, extending from it. P is anupright bar, the upper end of which is secured in the lower part of theseed box by a rod ,7, passing through it. This bar, P, passes downthrough the hole p, into thehollow cylinder O, and the lower end of thebar P is curved to form a shoe or cut-olf, 6*, toA cover the lower holejo'A in the hollow cylinder O, when" said hole is brought in line with adischarge pipe s, the slot q, which extends from thehole p, admittingofa certain degree of vibration of cylinder O. Within the cylinder O,below the shoe or clit-off 5*., there is a projection t, having acurved` inclined upper surface, as shown clearly in tig. 3. Theoperation is as follows: As the implement is drawn along the furrowopener, D, opens the furrow into which the seed is dropped. i The shaft,b, is rotated in 'consequence of the ends of the scrapers or shovels, GG, and the rods, c, coming in contact with the ground. A continuousrotation of shaft is not permitted in consequence of the pins, d d,4coming in contact with the lower end of the arm Hand one of said pinsalways holds a scraper, G, downward, so that4 it will gather or scrapeup a quantity of earth before it, as shown in iig. 1. As the camrotates, it acts upon the arm J, and moves both arins, J J', and the armK in the direction indicated'by arrow' 1, until one of the pins, d,strikes the lower end of thearm d', when the Scrapers or shovels, Gr G,are instantly stopped, and the lower scraper or shovel commences toscrape or shovel up the earth in front of it. When the several parts arein this position, the cylinder O is in the lpositionl shown in' iig. 3,the lower hole, p', being out of line with the tube s, and the upperhole j; in such a position that the seed from the hopper 'or seed box',N, cannot pass' through it, and the hole p becomes iilled with seed.When the tube s arrives over the spot wherethe seedl is to be droppedthe attendant actuates the bar M,'by pulling a wire, Q, attachedthereto, and throws the lower end of M o from the armAJ,iso that thelatter, as well as 'the arm J and arm K, may rise under the action ofythe spring l, and the cylinder moved hack so that its lower hole, p',will pass underneath the shoe or cut-od", b' and in line with tube s,and the seed 'in p be discharged into tube s, and conveyedv into thefurrow, while at'the same time the upper hole, p, is in such a positionto allow the seed to pass into the cylinder from the hopper, thecylinder receiving the seed and discharging it at the same time, and in'the same ratio, thereby preventing'all choking or phasing 4 i As the armd rises, the Scrapers, orshovels G Gr turn, and the Afixed scraperH'throws the earth gathered up b Aone of, the scrapers or shovels G overthe seed. The arms J J drop by their own gravity as soon as the piirl-atthe lower end of the arm J passes The furrow opener, D, may be detachedat any time whenl it is desired'to drop a fertilizing-mateial in thehills previously to dropping the seed. L

Having thus describedpmy invention, .what I claim-as new, and desire tosecure vby Letters Patent', -is- 1. The intermittingly rotating Scrapersor shovels G Gr, and rodsc, in combination withV the xed scraper H,arranged to operate in the manner substantially as and for the purposeset forth.v i l 2. The arms J J', in combination with the cam I, havinth pins dd attached, .the arm K and s rin l n g i P g v for operatingthe cylinder 0, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The cylinder O placed within the case L, Iwhich communicates w'th theseed box N, and provided with the holes p p', and an inclinedyprojection twthin it, in` combination with the bar l?, with shoe orcut-oi b* attached; all'arranged to operate substantially as and for thepurpose set forth. i I l I i .I. D.

Witnesses:

JOHN Busen,

J. A, VIALE,

